The Zhuocheng City Ruins

The Zhuocheng City Ruins

The Zhuocheng City Ruins are a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Hubei Province.

The Zhuocheng City Ruins

Located in Jingchengwan Village, Liji Town, Huangpi District, the ruins are a city site from the Han Dynasty. The area covers approximately 500,000 square meters. The site is laid out in an irregular square, approximately 200 meters from east to west and over 140 meters from north to south. The rammed earth walls have a base width of around 30 meters, a top width of about 12 meters, and surviving remnants about 6 meters high. Gate remains are found on the eastern, southern, and northern sides. The site is scattered with a large number of rope-patterned tubular tiles and plank tile fragments.

Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Hubei Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units